Focus (Chico Freeman album)

Focus is an album by the American jazz saxophonist Chico Freeman, featuring Arthur Blythe, recorded in 1994 and released on the Contemporary label.[3]

Focus
Studio album by
Chico Freeman
Released1995
RecordedMay 16, 1994
GenreJazz
Length61:01
LabelContemporary
CCD 14073-2
ProducerEric Miller
Chico Freeman chronology
The Unspoken Word
(1994)		 Focus
(1995)		 Still Sensitive
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Alex Henderson stated: "Focus didn't go down in history as one of Freeman's essential works, but it's a generally decent and occasionally excellent CD that he can be proud of".[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Chico Freeman except as indicated

  1. "Bemsha Swing" (Denzil Best, Thelonious Monk) - 7:47
  2. "Blackfoot" (George Cables) - 6:55
  3. "Ah, George, We Hardly Knew Ya" (Don Pullen) - 9:57
  4. "To Hear a Tear, Drop in the Rain" - 9:05
  5. "Playpen" (Freeman, Ed Maguire) - 8:25
  6. "Peacemaker" (Cecil McBee) - 11:41
  7. "Rhythm-a-Ning" (Monk) - 8:11

Personnel

References
  1. Henderson, A. AllMusic review accessed August 12, 2014
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 505. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. Contemporary Records discography accessed August 12, 2014


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